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W:/;,Mlf^ • »*• ^■> .,v .1, "••*«■'• * J ^ ^. ■^1 IP?/,:?;.,;' sl? '*■■■■'■ It||i»giier«i» to whieb II ft v|.. 1 ^\&Sm!' '* *i :'\.{\ ; ■ . , . ■•■ ■ >'j f, ^••■ ■ . , ■ - This little volume^ in its enlarged and im- proved form^ is inteq||iHinBiii^^ ^^ ^arnc^r for the author's Ei particularly calci jns^ction of thel|| >k rand is iers^ in the eih 1. INTRODUCTION. rOf the lessons oontained in tfak again in tUe Spellini^Bocki^^ tbegmJU be studied tliere^ a second time^wl moreikiterest and a^lpantw^ at they are irith ijdier exmises and informatii Theei first dements lilanguage are of so mudi importance^ thut a renewed attention to tl^iem^ with the ^ud( pi^uiiciati< i:ed^ will not fail to oon- a habi^ of aociurale #_;: %(Sr.|: y ■ 4 rkv^'" A First Book for Childreiit /a^ ■ •■ s M tJwWI fWt '^M n ,^eSllmiA$eB: of the long, shortj thevoweli. . y -" ■ vj ^Tb^ ^^lo^Baoii ■vv jT » A S*6oi»lKf.lf f*< r V i^' %^ ■f Towels. H 1 .if>T ( ' * ,Ai? *■ '?Jm1 ^^mmipii. i t'j jiiii y*"''' "" ' * ^^' 10 GBHtaALVlEW OF ^ <"- The letter. pr«ni«»«»ly di.p«ed. AV BR CD CO Dfe EK, H N 1 J IL KRMWG OQ UV VY PB ST X^ as bd fl )»k nu pq a e bp CO i 1 l-t vx dp mn xz J" 'I mw THE VOWELS AND DIPHTHONOi. n Table of the different sounds of the voweb *• l^loog a^. heard , io ale, day. A short ' as in mat, bat. A middle as Jp mar, bar. A broad as ^'jM ■H HkL daw. as '9 ^1 ^^KJbee. BBf r'li'^t'ir''' III as JH ^H ^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K^t «: <•:> '* at * 'if ;jr: W" ■■•''■. • '■ Vk e»K*K»i.v.*wo? ^v^ ba ca da §yllabl<» be Section 2. u/* bu bi ^* Ctt do bj *y '^^i: fo f- E?i. . THE VOWELS AND DlfBTHONGS. IS -5 na He ni no nu ny pa pe pi po pu py ^. re ri ro ru »y •••«9« m^; se ^'^ te In ve SI ■ M •-■"I SO su sjr we }3| Mi'iWr. .liii.-ff;, .' ;.|i;* -i^^ ^H ^^^ ' ^v:' 4 V ^^^ ffl^HE|^^^ "^fi l^^^B ^«^ M^H^lraiffi IH FiirfWaP^'ril ii"T 1 1 ilMilnal^ ^k'^^i^ B^hH HI^^5'*^s^^"?-i^viSi^BBi HJR-.'I^P ^^hI^^I fflmiy ifi.'w-' * maBB»fi ii^^f * -^s^^^ ^^I^EhW^^I MiiiMi ^HraMj *r^^^^ ^^^^^Hl fa HB - SBJ I^hh H^^s ■■■B| Pf^f^^^fS^ I MtH^^- ;f(,?-ir^"'*' U «b eb 1 ib ob oc «9J ac aa ec ed ic id od af ef •••••• it • of ' og uf ak •8 ok "J al •J am *-ir ol oil •"^1 Op* Of 09 «s fe'^J ,1 rf.f'."''* jfe^.' ^sf.Jjk-i THE VOWtLS AKB bll^tlTHONCS. b m> Words of two letters. do* to SO he me we go lo no y^ « WO i..U) IS^ of m its i.viEwaP Section S. bta bie bra bre cla cle era ere dra dre - bU Wo "" bri bro bra do cl« lift % cU dro fro dtu {rn bry cty fry^ ESI :# glO gtU l*» gry 1 ptf * *i."; '«M.1 i«i« """y if- *fi'^'- ^t: TBI VO#iU AND ¥' sna ffnt sni •pa fpe api the tby fly DI>M%lHOMOS. It 8J10 mu sny spo spu spy sly sky try 0««*«» \b m f -, r r ; T •at arm end odd ell' ink otf lOB V 1^- iy. JlBaQt, {falh •-%'^ G« * ^ '"-M LiV t It SHORT SOUNDS or ' r »ii* %y Chapters. 'the SHORT SOUNDS of the vowels and diphthongs, -I .... Section 1. Words of three letters. bad bag bat can cap cat had fat \& mad man mat -. ■'« Wi bed del met peg pen Tf3 pet wef V »■ .' fig So fit #* hit bid lip pig pin li-^^' rod rot soi^ tog THB VOWELS AND DIPHTHOKGS. I ■'.' U bod t cup bum mud rub sun 4 cut bug mug rug sup gut but .put Tun tub A fin. cup. top ^ -'f. ReadiilgleMOii Tbe 4og. The cal« . ts- I bad. He 1 4* to \llORT SOWHD S 6f band bank damp bell best Section «• Words of four letters. a ^lad flat flax have band land lass fast last m milk pink nog san^ SI mend * tw, send ^^. seU ^^ ^' siMl silk ship skip split swiAii song spot stop f''' . THk VOWILt ANO DiPlfTHONGS. m 1 ^ u • mitn dust jump plum spurii R"'' hurt lump purr sung ■p^'in' hush must shut tusk K?'.;' I nest, ^firog. A pond< Reodiiig lesson* The kiog;^ The 8bf|^ Ttie S^, I wish* I skit i^ ■>,^ •pot ^ •top fed spot. ink sash, left hand. diihfi^%fa« A c 1**- -^ ')-?* "< ,T .;&|W**iC m ■/*;. ^„6lttsoD«»^^ grass plant mell pell 8 8 end 8p CT088 tongs Secdon 8« VTotds of five hall 8 stamp s' land bring brisk drink bln»k btnsb bless dress fl^sb frisk spring sViff crust . • ,-» gjrunt innfl :rt-m^.^ '' Beading ^^'*- •I^ic grass, tongs- AU sbtl •^1 stii strli stm ' ■•ill stt >\ ■■ It' IL i'lw € Drink ibe milk* fc%. THI VOWILfl AKO OIJfHTJIOIIGS. Si: "' ., Secdon4;« ■It Wlr^r^^4 Uke e in ftut. A^h rpeatrt said breath tread says earth spread guess learn thread friend likelin^. • bttUd guilt qaitt <• likeninSttl* ( ► does youDg touch seouipi^ H fff ^lM T Ul— y^ eirth. ^^fif^r^^^^fl \:f:\ He said. We learn. ■...-.. %■ >* .■"'kj - ^t^ ■*'S&J^L^^'iJfci^' ^ Tbc i-on* ,.0110 tOU»0» OF Chepte» 8- ^ cake care gave ait Voweli and face Jane James Section !• diphthongs ^•-*"'^ baste , made 4»a clay day gain gray bair may maid way play say suy b ib^l ; ti iUif ■^1 "4 ^, raB VOWELS and DrpHfrHONOs. ^ Sections. tone** C< ft f>^f ?■<»• :. ^ i, ^•* sw • f * 1 Vowels and diphthongs like e in mp. Eve »rli'scn^ ^^^^M%^!^^ .^S Hl-;'^ W' ■1''^ ^^^^mI m ^w^^*^?-^^^ If 11^.' Is the r read bleat clean *" ' , '-' mean leave sbeaf shears sj sqaealt fiere ^^y^^y these steal wheat bee fee ke*]^'l trt^ weed Itmdinir Wmiii .l^greeii field. %«weetpea« ,^^^^ A ffluefC ^f wheats 4 J^^oe of bread. A cap ol tea« weeic geese gre^ri r. sheej^ sleep' sweet sleeiife fieUtf H^-hv ■'A- 26 towo aot3»'>* °' Ice bite 4inc floe fite line Section 3. Vo^clB md ^\aw^& liteciinP'"'- kite like mice tnii^ pie Tie Bice rice tipe side time vrinc tit vie blind ^ip« shine smii® , quite spice buy eye i. ^ Beading l«*^"' iU«' •fbesnn shines* Itis^«»«*^ m If. Bring the lin*« riy the hite. Iti» titfl^ XlikeioT to e^d< tead. .,»k?- fir M TRI VOWELS AMD 0IPRTHOHGS. m buy eye ''•'•^T«' • Section 4 > Vowels and diphthongs like o in no. borne roll bone ^^K.cold hope rose stone ^^Kgold mole told smoke f J ^■^bold most tone stroke 3'^ J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Kf^ '''' ' cloak ' lair grow 1 l^^pload . toaat> 1 -maw sbow^, ■ h ^-^^wB^^t^^-^^'' 4oor blow s'^^^Wi ii ' - ' /^M^^^^^K,:^; ": ioor r ^ow ^m-d ' f; shineS' Le ^ [kW. ^^ to read. t0T€*d. \, Heading lesson* A liot roll. Shut the dooi^ It* A red cloak. A sweet rose. A load of hay. A bad road. A clean floor. Tbefii It is It ' '1 **". Let ui ■ i^M T ^ ^^v."»"5' like I* i"^ -7 •->. use .>iH dtt€ hue blue mule few mute puipe : ©ew blew ftew tube tUD^ y plume ' gleW ewe lieu? view? >*: "****»«-""•" wdmmmtmmmm ^THl VOWBLS AND OlFRTHONGS* Chapter 4. ^^H^^^^^^^B 1 The MIDDLJ : sounds of the vowels and diphthongs *'. 1. Like a in &ir. tube ^^^H fc^are " cart harm part tune^ '''!^^H VBBI^i'^' card lark tart plume :\9H B"'' far large sharp ^Parl^ hard star smart ^piiunt jaunt guard heart hearth launch " haunch vie* - "'l ^1 Ukeo in move. -'•1 1 ^^^^ prove whom do \ " "'-' ■ E move who whose 'pi"'^imlM Kcool noon poor broOm goose .He tbe be"* * We have- found it convenient io athukf^^ amongst the middle sounds of the*v4mei»f. |l loi^jer than o in noi^ and rather presume the arran|;ement is aUowaUSb _*y m too food IQOOU sboot root soon spoon stool true fruit your Like u m lull bush push book cook book full pull look rook took puss put good bood stood bull foot woo WO' Kcading lesson. JOjJ Good fruit. A fat goose. idwrkToonw ■^ jy shoe. $0? 1^ The full tnoon, Tbe dogb^rks. The bull Toars. Pass purrs. Put by tbe stoot. Do not pusb me.. Whose boak is i*^'- I sball soon le^i to spell. /f •> ' " I W I l > *l^ (l l ll l » THB VOWBLi imfD DIFilTHONGS. H 3# Chapter 5. The BROAD sounds of the vowels and diphthongs ^. Section 1. Vowels and diphtfaongb like a in> afl» ball tall warm scald cbM wall wart small fall sail false swarm mb daw claw shawl ult paw draw straw"' Luze raw lawn broad IW saw crawl George Reading lesson. A i^oft balL A straw hat. R"^' ' ' A broad band. A gauze capii ' The rooks caw. The snails crawl. A tall man. A warm sbaifK The snow My ball Puss has sharp claws. Who cal * Vowels and dipAithOdgs aii ttl^kStj the sound of broad a» or aif. *-:;'' s» BROAD SOOHDSOl? Proper dipHhongB. in boil noise spoil voice boy coy in wWch both the toy out out loud shout sour flour Section 2* ^ofTiAa «c sounded-, and ow, M in cow* grouiid cow bow '•/m thoU cloud found bouse mouse pound round sottlid .11 now owl growl down gown Biding lesson. How do you do f gitdown. Read to me. [oW le<»ve your books, not iaa1i9 a no^*®- "^1 THB VOWELS AMD DIPHTHONGS. 3a 1 Chapter 6. Words in which the vowels deviate from the sound* jfl L v-they have in the Table at page 11 *. i ,dea-> JH ^^^» A like in noL Ifil^^M^^^^^^^^^^^I ^^^■^ wash . want and'^H wasp what r "'vH ^m-" . Hike u'm luU . ^ ,^^| ^^^^H|^r flirt first bird W '^^^^^^^1 ^^^^^^K^' spirt stir squirt rl '^^1 ^B^ lU\»einnieU ro«l ''I^H ^^^^^,"' firm girl skirt jW'^H gird |;irt ,^f whirl own S ^^■> P like fi in ftit^- K«ooie glove 9ome work mMfme love soil worm •«« ■■ none word w|h| '^1% * These sounds of the vowels, «o dUferent ilrboi th^ Is of them in the Table, have been appropriate chapter; that the ydting perplexed with the various and sit blended together. i.'.v'aa i M »<** ^^ko«i.A* *«•*** OF ' L i 0\!!t»(^'>^ oUbN cold lord cork U 5^i«' 0O3CU crude rude ^tude Tttle bTut it - XWvetoleatn. — t. ^^^pngain (l^«,vh Pw?k ^^^ ^ ber. me. ■^i^b sick i4t' v!' ■ ■ !► . M J^i-^ ft J ■■:'t 'i%: •tLENT CCAiMVA^ n. IT A new comb. A sharp knife. high wall. lA fioe sight. Retding IcMon. A bright star. A light night. The horse neighs. The dogs fight. le bough of a tree. *he stalk of a rose. The yolk of an egg. Dogs gnaw bones. jtiis kneads the dough. George ploughs the field. Puss can climb treesr I know how to read« I wish I could write. Come let us walk. What o'clock is it ? It is eight o'clock* I thought so. -'M.-'-i; D ''t- 38 CONSOKANTft OF DIPPERtNT SOUNDS. } Chapter 8. Consonants^ single and doubk^ which ha?c different sounds. Section 1. Single censonantt. - • c hard like k. cash crum clash scar crab curd cling scum cane cold creep count ^I^H call cool crawl crown ''^^^H • e soft like »• '■^'•^^^^^^1 daiice pence since faence '\V:^H dttpee^ fence prince thence ' ■ '^^ lace nice cease juice ■ V ■1 plftC^ price piece voice, y^ ? ^hard. 1 ^W-^^^ •N' gasp glass grand ;.'^™-"'" gust grass ^aofl. grunt '■ ■■ * ;';'-^ ■■*" ■ -i age hedge . \^ "<_•' COKSONANTt OP DIf PlRflfT BOVNDS. !# 9 sharp* sand dress bricks nurse send gloss tricks . purse seed haste goose seat side waste straw I ,f eet i flat Uke M. bis rags birds beds bers ribs doves heads N« bares pears please lease wares praise mourns Reading lesson* Jane has made a nio^ I hope I shall not bf ^-'■-^:^ plund tart. a dunce. Take a piece of Bricks ure ma^ ^f a. George gave me a book. I am glad I can read it. day. Glass 9m T 40 CONSONANTS OF DIFFIRBNT iOUNDI. Section 9. Double consonanti. ■>• • _ ^ tft sharp. -- • thank thick breath cloth thiok thin health thing three throw teeth north throne <• throat mouth south than then th flat. this that thus them baths I paths ^ they these thy clothes theirs those thine ch like ich. smooth % t Charles chin much rich charge chick such which ebdr cheese coach peach .«*iw:.,,; ; i^oice couch reach j4 » ,■ ■ ' -r * ^MJy.t tench Frenc^v BmBQRB^^^EK^^&^ u k. chiust ■ I ■ CgMSONANTS OP DiFFKRCNT SOUNDS. 41 chart chasm scheme school rough gh and fh likej^ cough phiz laugh phrase njmph, soph < * ^> it"*. ' " J Reading lesaon. Clean your teeth* Who gaYe j^ou these Wash your mouths. pea«8? Then your breath James gave them to will be sweet. us. Do not throw stones. Thank ss.^f-^ Come in. (.tat- ' Iteacli a chair. le come bread M^eheeie. Iha?e^ » MONOSYLLABLSt ■ ' -7 ." ' CbapU ?r9. ' •■ , " • ' Words promiscuously disposed. ': Section 1. ' r.'. ' Brand shark step . flock , dram start went got y 1 ■; • fast bend filth one h| pan bless kick two ,^ '^H pass chest pit brook s| M plant fell prick hoof '"' ';9| M ran beard shrill proof ^^H 1 staff help split shoot 4^H 1 tbupk herb strip shrewd IB 1 arm lest - • till nurse wm V barn , sent whip purse ^ -^ i^E' mark shell with worse , ^1 ■ .: .4>" ^^ IfcMding icsson* 1 r ■■■J ■/■ ''■ t^BKKI Hkboofs, A barn is a placa^&> ^M^ ^''' ■Hftl^iii* corn and 1 * *^ot!^« ""1 nay. ^ •-» ^ ,'^#» ?- Asbarkis&fisbl^ll^ ih«rp'.teietlii.\'; .||^- ; tt iff'** PROMISCVOUILY DIIPOIED. 4S f *■'■ J Section S. Bray taste street forth came wake . tease four gay wbale weak growth late clear child more name heal find own praise hear guide whole prate heath life ' • scorn fay lead while storm save lean wide^ clown iWe meek wife crown spare meet coarse joint stairs seek fold point . Readinff Imoo* .jH ^Ifc, Two and four are Howj f oM is a place ta I |M|.jhtep JA» I*' ''^ lii. *» m 44 THE POINTS. Chapter 1 a Of the points and notes used in composing sentences. A comma is marked .....thus , A semicolon thus ; A colon ;...| , thus : A period, or full stop .......... thus . A note of interrogi^on thus ? A note of admiration ..- thus ^ A parenthesis « thus ( ) ' .... , ' : . •/ . .:"'%. '■■ \ . ■ ^ ■■ i ! ■■v.. Pauses in reading. learner should stop, tUl he could count .. one^ ( 45 ) Chapter II. Promiscttotts reading lesions. k t.: Section 1. ■ ' . ■ * Breakfast* The sun shines. It is time to get up. Jane, come and dress Charles. Wash his face^ and neck, tod make him quite clean. Comb his hair* Tie bis frock. Now, Charles, we will go down stairs. Fetch that stool. Sit down. Here is some milk ; and he bread. Do not spill the mil Iid0the spoon in i This is the right b of < f 45 PROMISCUOUS The crust Is hard : do not leave it ; sop it in the milk. Do not throw the bread on the floor. We should eat bread, and not waste it. There is a pooi^ fly in tlie milk. Take it out. Put it on this dry cloth. Poor thing ! It is oot quite dead. It moves ; it shakes its wings ; it wants to dry them : see how it wipes them with its feet. Put the fly on the floor, where the sul shines. Then it will be dry and warm. Poor fly! I am glad it was not dead. I hope it will soon be well. Sectipn f, Pust. ■ Hi ;|>7 the tail; (flMI "^v -f- •'f: ^t- READIIIG LBS80N8. Charles does not like to be hurt : and puss does not like to be hurt. I saw a boy hurt a poor cat ; he took hold of her tail : so she put out her sharp claws, and made his hand bleed. Stroke poor puss. Give her some :iEiilk. Puss likes milk. Now that Charlies IS so kind to her, she ^lU not scratch) nor bite him^ She purrs, and looks; glad. ' n t?- Sectlon 51 Reading* Come to me, Charles. Comi Here is a new book. Take care not to te«|i|t» Good bojs d^ not s] Speak plain wrr ^ngm^Hmtmm^m-i'**' 4» PROMIICUOUS k. t' Take pains» and try to read well. Standstill. , Do not read so fast. Mind the stops. What stop is that ? It is a full stop. Charles has read a whole page now,« This is a page; This is a leaf. A page is one side of a leaf. Shut the book. Put it by. Now give me a kiss. v«i Section 4. SI Rain. ilk? ♦ ^^ I think it will rain soon, sky is ! fast it rains ! clouds. p- >i m-4 " i- READING LE8SONI. 40 The ducks love rain. Ducks swim, and geese swim. Can Charles swim ? Ko* Charles is not a dnck, nor a goose : so he must take care not to go too near the pond> lest lie should fall in. I do not know that we could get him out: if we pould not, he would die^ When Charles is as big as James, he «U learn to swim. i •m hi Section 5. ^ , '" A walk. It does not rain now. The sky is blue. * t^et us take a, wall In thei ^1 sheep, and the h trees, and birds. tM I'ray. He shi E see' '%■ aes r 1. r ^ : ' i ^ PROMISCUOUS He wags his tail. He is glad to see as» and to go with us. . Stroke poor Traj. X * Tray likes those who stroke hiro, and feed him, and are kind to him. Do not walk on the grass now. It is too high ; and it is quite wet. Walk in this smooth, dry path. There is a worm. Do not tread on it^ Can Charles climb that high stile ? O what a large field ! ' ^^ This is not green. It is not grass. 1 1 No ^ it is coro. It will be ripe soon. Bread is made of corn. I dare laay. Charles does not know how hxe9iAM.it0Sli/ Well, 8oaii&.,time I will telVhinr.*'' Now lei us *^ botfie; Shall wftliKA %Uh^ bees in their glaii i--::^ US? «ting us, if we iid» nor the trees, nor aieo» I *.xx-Tlii iimim|y|i|||^ though we are^ lim from door in4^t^ %"^ ■%*- ^i ■«» & '■'^- .. ._^., >' " ' Hf ADING LISSONf. 59 Poor man ! it is a sad thing to be blind ! We will give the blind man some bread and cheese. Now he is gone. He is a great way off Poor blind man ! Come in, Charles. Shut the door. 1 wish the poor blind man had a warm bouse to live in, and kind friends to take )^T^_ of him, and to teach him to work. Then would not beg from door to door. Section 3. The kind little boy. r:i;S'^K^ JM^f^fi^itH ^ ^K :^r? <*' ii PROMISCUOUS do : and how he loves Ann ! She is a sweet child ; and he gives her all his toys^ when she points at them. She will speak soon^ and then she may tell what she want?. He sits by her while she sleeps ; and takes care not to wake her; and when he hears the, maid on the stairs, he steps to tell he| that Ann sleeps, and that she must dot ma a noise. When he gets fruit, or cakes^ he will H eat, till he has first put some by for dear Ann ; and he buys toys for her at t fair : for he likes to please her more thaa to have things for his own use. When she is two or three years old, she will thank him ; and she will say ; ^ George is kind to me, and I will be kind to l^iniy und love him as long as I live.' '* f a f^^». rt^r. M--^i weet virhen -*^ ■'■•■» " ^T* RIADJKG LESIONS. %6 may takes hears Section 9. The little boy that was lost, in his wsj home. ** When Charles came home» he told his lends where he had beeui and what he bad ne. I met an old man (said he) on tbi# ath, with a bag on his back. He was ak, and the bag was full, and it made him dy and lean on his staff. I was glad to meet him, for I could help im : if I had not, he would not have gdt home ; he would have been all ni^ht on the heath ; and it was cold, and the snow fell. When we came to his house, his wife ran out to meet us. • She was glad to see him ; for she thought he l^^^MH^bis waj^ Id not find his f was ft m td PROMISCUOUS done, and that God would bless me ; and that I must (if I would have his love) be kind to the old and weak, who could not work, and were in want of bread. I had a mind to help them, but I had not much in my purse : I gave them what |q could ^pare, and left them glad. In mj way home, I lost the path on t] heath. It was dark ; I fell down, and foni I was in a pit. The jg^round was softc ^i was not hurt ; but I could not get oui ^..^ I thought that I must stay there all nij and that I might call in vain ; no one won! pass by at so late a time to hea; me. But there did come by a poor man, who beard me, and iook me out. He told me be bad been to look for his cow ; she had got -fm REAiyiNG LESSONS. St The house was nice and clean, and there was a good brisk fire ; which I was glad to get near to, and so was the poor man. His wife put on more wood, and we were soon dry and warm. They gave me some bread and cheese, and some drink ; and I came lome gay and well. My heart was glad; for I had been in lute to save the poor old man ; and wheii^ pras in the pit, I soon had help to get out. I hope I shall think of it as long fllive-" ^ 1" ' >'«■*» !*,•> ^■^''' iif^''*'f^M^ffSI''''''-'' l', ,^ ^ iJ,IMt^^i^f^'« f iiT ir ,^,X2iiamuiiSfSSm t &*• -^ w 3C^ ^.] Can Dot car ry gal lop ^appy iDarket par rot pas tare Ian tain a ny bet ter ne ver pen ny seep tre shep herd ( 58 ) Chapter 12. Words of two syllables* Accent on the first chil dren din ner in fant lit tie prick ly this ties wo men bo dy com mon fol low know ledge wan der war ble watch es tm i*.ff» vera syllable. muffin no thing nurs es pu nisb stub born subject suf fer ' tur nip al most al ways dai ly dan ger pa rent praises ; sta .K IM ««?S? P7 kto tber % '%f ''i^^-^ *■ -^A "W e vil peo pie pleas ing rea son teach es bout fraid igain IQQg leep way dis9Vllabi.es. treat ed wea ry bro ken mo ment o ver 59 pow er roy al 8tu pid ^ool len wo man Accent on the second syllable. be fore be hold • ■ de sign de sire re mains com mand com plain con tent up on o bey pro tect pro vide for get for give Reading lesson. A penny roll. Ann is asteep. A broken cup. Jl little infant, mother, gallops, prates. warble. iimmt James ^iip%ts pa- rents. Charles llippiti^ 9 .Miiyte"?'-;: 4 ^ . r •••fpp***" ;4^ r ( w ) ■^^ / 1 / y *^ Chapter^tS. Fromiscnout ifitmng leiioni. /' C- y Section 1. The A88. r'f> *At so big as a horse, and tan* not gallop fiist; buiiie works very har^^ %^WIi\mn)m cari^iflittle boys on bij ttli^iP#f time J a|ii% IHff rides, to »■ "N^ READING LtSSONS. 91 He carries greens to market, and turnips, and fruit; and sometimes he carries a great load of pans, and mugs, and pots, with which his back is almost broken. He gets nothing for his dinner but a few prickly thistles, or some plantain, or some coarse ;rass from oiit the common. He has no ^Itttible to go into, as a horse has ; he lies out lli the fields, in the snow, ^nd in the rain : ^tit be is content, he does not complain, ^^he ass gives milk, as well as the cow ; id the milk is very good for people that ^e sick, to make them well again. Some people say that asses are stupid and Mubborn : but they know their paster^ and ibe place where he stops, 'i^j^li^ rdadi wliich he passes ; and when ilM^ WliMted a^dly, they behave^ell, ral'iii^ k^M M isters. ¥ \ ..'ij ^ 'a^^-tis^^ H •!^ .M J'-': *>« PROMISCUOUS Section 2* '■^ •» The charitable little girl* A little girlj about four years old, bad a great desire to taste a bot mu£fio. Wbefli<: fibe beard tbe muffin man go by ber mother*! dopr, crying ** Muffins! muffins! bot mui fins ! Ho !'* sbe asked ber mptber to l^r a]>enny to buy one* Tbe motber.gave ber a penny; and »»m!^,| cbild ran down stairs, and bougbt a muffin.' At tbe dpor, sbe saw a very poor woman, wbo asfcill^r to give ber a penny, to get somelb^ tci f at, for sbe wa&very bungry* ^f chWi tiid sbe bad no pennies of ber, 7-. nanrative waa obllj^i Ip II ^e^i^ivaiid writot lepuUiahit. READING LESSONS. 6S o'wo, but she would ^o and ask her mother for some* She ran up stairs, and soon came back, and said to the poor woman : '* My mother has no more pennies to give me. But here is a muffin for you ; and it is hot too.^* The little girl never told any body that 1^ had given away her muffin. And though' 10 heard the man call, Muffins! two or fee times that nijht, she did not ask her ler to boy one for her. \ -'^>m W 4 . Section 3* The child praising hii *^ Come, let us praise God^ let us bless fajmy ti kail tiri^i m to fll^M f8 <- ^. :^ "- '"^'■•W ;-.i5'- tl PROMISCUOUS the great whale, and the little worm that crawls on the grouDd. The little birds sing praises to God, when Ihey warble sweetly in the green shade. I will praise him with my voice ; for I may praise him, though I am but a child. A few years ago, I was a little infant, and I could not speak at all : and I did not kn< the great name of God, for my reason not come tame. But now I can speak, I will praise him; lean think of a^ kindness, lind my heart shall love him. Let him call me» and I will come to hMi^ let him command, ai;i4 I will obey him. !J a i> When I Mil qlder, I will praise him better; and I wfii li»M» forget God, sq long as mj •»■■ ]^J!«||aios in me, Y» ^^^'^ w^J - % '^1 Jm, T .' :m ^Hk- M P m m aEAOlNG LESSONS. U Section 4. jA , wy 1 ■ill i. n JS8 The care and goodness of God. ^ Behold the shepherd of the flock J he tkes care of his sheep ; he leads them ailnpv^ jtf Hr brooks ; he guides them to f«esb pas* |; if the youD|^ Iambs are iPiaf j^ be them io his arms^ if ibey wander^ tarings them back. But who is the shepherd's tales care of him ? who gni path he should go t and if 1^ i^all bring him back ? is the sbepberd'a if lerd over a!li^^ rhole earth it -«> •' f vA .Wi^ r^V Wt ^n r. I ^; PR0MUCU0U8 all bis flock; and the herbs, and green fields, .Are the pasture which he provides for us. The mother loves her little child; she brings it up on her knees ; she strengthens its body with food ; she feeds its mind with knoif ledge : if it is sick, she nurses it tteifil^ love; the watehes over it wbe witi^lif^:^ (»ft^^ w}i for a moB slie teidNi it bow J^i^ l« food ; she is b in its drily gtowlh/ * ;1 But who is^the parent of the mothert inin^ fceii kf#f jHMll good things, and walcllei #f|^r b#^fc ttid^r love, and thinks ii# '^ik^^f Wbote ftrm» ate about het, to isr tiarm? and if she itsMrf '■■•'#s<'- ^f i mrf. '^^mo(tmfr 'r. V ^ *■* reen ides she 'Ih hens RilADING Li#fONS. Of aad all the women, wt|o are aitive in Ibe wide world, are his children : he loves all ; he is good to all. The king governs his people: ^e has a golden crown upon his head, and the royal tre is in his hand; he sit» upon a throne, sends forth his oommaods ; his suhkcts r before him ; if they do W#D| tbenl frcm d'^qfir ? m^^^ ^ makes VbBmmffn. ^M % ■. who is the king of fk« l^r^? Who ttontmands hiip what lie mttst band protects him liom di^p] jbes evil, who shaU puidsli bi \j':¥. 'fm ■■*» God is tha king of tJhf is qS XByn of light, afi4 b^^ l|u Heis King I if he b^ us die, we dl r* Uvl IXilf. ^ ,mmmmm W—ntJtM XP'w '» I ■K* 'a i< y< i ' w w*t i r'" i y inwwMiifcy»*w* ,*• Cf. PROMISCV«U#||LBADING LEB80NS. all worlds, and he tobolds all the works he has made. . A - - V . i • r .•<■ God is our Shepherd, thp rtfore we will follow him f God it our Faliir> therefore we wil||9?e him r God is our Kiug, there* fore ire will oiiej him.*' i'.- : m ivm m0^ 'f ""'* ^'"IH '^i^m i> m ■ ^ E«».; .*'■• - ^> •' ^:i; "SI 'X '- .'♦ ' Pt" ' - • •i. .*, -v *l^.- Recomhbkdations qf ikU tf^Jc. ^TOtvery improved primef iipotlien in the instiucti foliiaie is entitled to 0#f iNlteMil^ »%— : 4lhl^di^.€tanniii|^ iiift^ i» M English Spelling-Book 3 |»t&A<«pa .,( ^1 Mid Bwelft^ JEdty 8cr! p ti n i % it ^,#^ ru*- ' '•WW»; •Mbii, improved • ••»%«|l««»««|Ml««*4^»f*^ftMM •••*•• 1 Or f;u4 wfrnxm, 'I » Itt ■*i ir.i)b«iit iriifwiM Aiiiiir t? ^' '^i Is*-! **jr